Sorting Through Spring

This Math Unit Study is based on the book of the same name Maths in Nature: Sorting Through Spring by Lizann Flatt. In this unit, we will be exploring math concepts like: Patterns, ratio, sorting, data, statistics, graphing & probability through nature, music, games, writing prompts, S.T.E.M & Art!

Here what’s included:

Patterns

• Rhythm of Rain

• AB, AAB, ABC, ABBC Patterns

• Patterns with colors

• Spring Patterns with shapes

Ratio

• Ruby Throated Hummingbird & American Robin Eggs

• Ratio & Fractions

• Anatomy of Hummingbird

• Hummingbird Nest

• S.T.E.M Challenge (Nest Building)

Sorting Data

• Sorting Through Spring (by color, organisms etc…)

• Greater, Less Than or Equal

• Quantitative & Qualitative Data (Plus flashcards)

• Poetry (Rhyming Couplets & Rhyming words)

Statistics

• Collecting Data

• Mean, Median, Mode & Range

• Maximum & Minimum Unit

Displaying Data

• Pie Charts

• Contingency or Two-Way Table

• Line Plots

• Histograms

Probability

• Roll a Cottontail

And...

• Counting Cottontails (Numbers 1-6)

• 3 Part Cards

• Spring Tracing

• Nature Art!